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blackleg


black·leg

noun \ˈblak-ˌleg, -ˌlāg\

Definition of BLACKLEG

1
: a usually fatal toxemia especially of young cattle caused by a soil bacterium (Clostridium chauvoei)
2
: a cheating gambler : swindler
3
chiefly British : a worker hostile to trade unionism or acting in opposition to union policies : scab
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First Known Use of BLACKLEG

circa 1722

Rhymes with BLACKLEG

bootleg, bowleg, dogleg, foreleg, jackleg, jake leg, JPEG, milk leg, MPEG, muskeg, nutmeg, peg leg, redleg, roughleg, Tuareg, unpeg

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